The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-14
Hearing Resumed Yesterday.
Court Proceeds TO Examine Between
Realtors aud the State.
Charges Against the state Of Sup
pressing Testimony.
Synopsis OF the Statements OF. PrIn.
clpal Witnesses.
Realtors Hamilton and ElbasRs
sworn --sae vaIiery's Testi.
mopy seems Rather
DoabtluI.
IarncIAL 70 TN ArrnAL.l


Jackson, MISS September lS.--The
hearing Of the Hamilton hGb'M corpus
case wa, resumed at 0 O'Clock THE
morning The court proceeded TO tho
consideration Of the Issue heretofore
Joined between relstop and the State,
as to the charge Of tho suppression by
the State on the trial b;fore ChAnoel.
lor Peyton Of testimony txculpatory
Of the ielstors. Witnessts we're then
introduced by the rels.ors, a synopsis
Of whose testimony Ia ~ follows:
sKvxRLr RANDALL,
said he had been subj @naed on the
18Th day Of may. He lives near the
bridge and the night Of the shooting
was at home. He saw two men doing
the shooting; did not see but two men
on the bridge. Heard the carriage
drive rapidly Of the bridge as II run.
ming away. Shooting was going east
and west. Did not hear cry Of murder
TILL after third shot. Witness eaid that
X. N. Miller abd Judge Brame came
down 10 his yard before he was sum
moned. Mr.. Miller asked him II he
knew anything about the shooting,
whereupon witness told what be had
Just stated 90 the court. Mr.. Brame
asked II he did not think VI WAS too
fact shooting for only two men. Wit.
ness eaid II was pretty fast shooting,
but he only saw two men. After he
told Mr.. Brame this, Mr.. Brame told
witness that he wIs under the rule
and not 10 talk 10 anyone. Witnes
was never examined In court until
now. II was several days after be had
been discharged from the iule before
no spoke 10 anyone Of this matter,
when he told Mr.. Folks. Has worked
with Mr.. Folks eight or nine years.
Gross uestioned by Judge Bfame,
but hls tellimupy was not changed. DE
fully described bis position when the
shooting commenced, and Gays he
raw II all through. Was near Eiz,
Dawson. Heard Il Ia DAweon make
her statement 10 Messrs. Miller and
Brame. Could not tell how many shots
were fred. Saw no shooting In any
other direction than east aud wet.
With, % had never spoken 10 Dol.
Hamilton about the matter. Saw two
men running from towards the bridge
while shooting was going on, one on
the north side Of the street and TIN
other on the south aide, the latter on
the pavement
Tue sfidayit Of Beverly Randall
was then read.
tvs vALLIRy
was the next witness called. She
lives on Pearl street. Gould easily
see the bridge. On the night oi the
killing she was sitiing at the east win.
dow. Heard two small shots and
went 10 window and looked out, after
which came loud one. Saw bat one
man ON the bridge, and he was shool.
Ing from near the west end towards
the west, and continued 10 nj vance TO
the west during the shooting. Saw
o ishts clming rom tie west 10 tbs
sast on sidewalk, but could no,
Soc the poison shooting from that
Tbs shooting seemed 10 be
on the foot walk of bridge golrg east
and west. Was put under rule and
kept under the rule IRON Monday un.
I'll Saturday. Had no conys ruation
except with Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Fuller
told her not 10 talk about the case.
Wss called out OF the room 10 take the
sand during the trial, bat was ml, 10
the hall by District Attorney Miller
ard Questioned and turned back, and
wss not aittr.ards examined.
Gross questioned by the stats-Did
not see q man run across the lot.
Never told anyone she Jaw that. Mr..
Miller tried bis best 10 get her 10 say
that man ran aoross her lot. Ibis was
not In the Ell iGyit, bat was said 10
MserudeT, Nuaent and Cassidy. AZ
fdsvit was then mad 10 her by counsel
for defense whom taken.
Court ~ burned ill 3 p. m.
AT Tnr lvTmsoos snssIoE
Mel. ". II. Gibbs took the stand. He
said he was present par. Of the time al
the habeas oorpus trial. Had been re-
questsd by REALTORS and counsel for
d, Tense 10 look mp evidence, and CO
pecially eys witnesses. and report
their names 10 counsel. Yves tum.
mon.d on May 10th and pu, under the
rule, and kept under this rule I'LL Nay
28ih. Mr.. Miller tod him he had
been put under the rule 10 keep him
out Of mitchisL This was after his
from the rule Did no. con.
we're with anyone while under the
rue. Was restrained thereby.
Cross questioned by Staie-stald In
mayors Office while under the rule.
Did not know where Beverly Randall
lived until last ffiday-mads no effort
10 hunt him, Was not the only man
Col. Hamilton bad 10 90. mp teitl.
moDy. Thlnks II hs hsd not been
under ths rule could have done come
good hunting witnesses.
JAnEl HLL
was swora and said: Was engaged ia
hunting up testimony Tor Col. Hamil.
lon. Thought u was gengraly known
The prosecution know II. Was |
put under tho rule ai the instance Of |
The STATE and kept soms days Had
,eeB Beverly Randall, bat did no,
peak 10 him, Kendall being under
he role. Had been constantly work.
tx for the defense until put under the
iule. Did rot know Why he had been
mt under the fulo, Altar Msiof Clibba
lad been under tho rule vitnsaa kept
'way from the court personally ~
Ieep ffom belug put under the rule
"a, WILLIAMS
aid that he was engaged Ia hunting
ettimony OF eve witnesses 10 the
Ight, at the rtquss. OF Hamilton or
Iis oounnel. That " was known by
ounsel for State lhu no was 10 on.
agld. That he wal sab. m1atd ~ Q
litBess Tor tho Stale ard put under
be rule, but was never examined.